We to Me: An Autoethnographic Discovery of Self, In and Out of Domestic Abuse

“We to Me” is a personal and evocative encounter, reflection, and experience of self through the retelling and analysis of my own experiences in a six-year abusive relationship. This autoethnography uses previous research on domestic abuse, feminist storytelling, and Foucault’s theorization of technologies of the self to produce an insider understanding of what it is to be a victim of domestic violence. As a piece of feminist narrative resistance, it is my place of inquiry and healing. It is my hope that the experiences I share bring awareness and understanding to the lived realities of an abusive relationship and provide an embodied account that illuminates the options available for victims to share their story.